51.   Vietnam is describing his visit as a demonstration of Communist solidarity in a world with fewer and fewer ruling communist parties.

52.   Vietnam is describing his visit as a demonstration of solidarity in a world with fewer and fewer ruling communist parties.

53.   The sources described the visit as a routine assessment of the situation in Somalia.

54.   Their visit is being described as private.

55.   Their visit was described as private in nature.

56.   Leach described the visit as a success.

57.   Pentagon spokesmen described the visit as a courtesy call before the start of meetings at the State Department Thursday on US-Japanese security relations.

58.   Rehn, in Montenegro as part of a Balkan inspection tour, described a visit earlier this week to Croatia.

59.   Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described his visit to Poland as a turning point in the often difficult relations between the two countries.